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Agile Coach

Employer
TEKsystems, Inc
Location
Milford Mill, MD
Closing date
May 23, 2019

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Top Skills (Agile Coach): 1. Implementation experience - how have you started & finished a project?, how have you been a big value add and not just part of the journey - how have you Directed the Movement of a project (owning the journey level) 2. Behavioral Attitude (this resource needs to have experience from a customer interfacing standpoint; have a growth mindset; be a strong communicator) They are on the forefront of several projects 3. Experience working with metrics and assessing a team 4. Experience with training and coaching (also their involvement in the community, ie user groups, etc)This resource will be helping with the implementation of an Agile environment. This resource will need strong Agile Coach experience and will need to own the transformation under a product line. Product lines include: Benefits, HR, Disability, Data Exchange, Dev. Management, etc.The team is supporting over 26 contracts and they currently need Senior level resources to help lead these efforts. There are over 15+ product lines with 20+ Scrum Masters and 10+ Agile coaches supporting these efforts. Description of Work:*Establish strategy and approach to transform customer software development from a traditional SDLC methodology to Agile methodology.*Lead the development and execution plan to support the transformation to Agile methodology, including development of processes, templates, artifacts, training materials, and lessons-learned.*Lead the efforts of developing Agile software engineering and management best practices, metrics, and audit practices. *Manage corporate wide Agile software engineering support across customer organization. *Conduct Scrum team training, retrospective workshops, and Lean software development workshops for infrastructure teams.*Establish Agile PMO function and an architectural recommendation review function.*Develop Agile/Scrum processes, including analysis of existing processes, elicitation of requirements from subject matter experts, and application of industry best practices and standards. *Analyze and articulate complex subject matter via white papers and presentations, enabling the ease of comprehension by customers and all stakeholders.*Maintain an in-depth knowledge of customer's lifecycles, standards, and supporting processes and practices.*Demonstrates strong presentation, facilitation and written communication skills*Demonstrate ability to communicate technical topics to management and non-technical audiences, as well as interface with the senior technical customers on a daily basis.Basic Qualifications:Minimum knowledge, skills, abilities.*Minimum of 4 years of experience in leading/coaching large Agile programs and projects, including extensive experience in leading software development and system deployments.*Minimum of 3 years of experience in supporting an enterprise wide Agile transformation.*Minimum of 1 year of experience in conducting Agile team training.*Must be able to obtain a Public Trust clearance.Preferred Qualifications: Candidates with these skills will be given preferential consideration.*Experience with and understanding of doing business with the federal government.*Ability to understand technical legacy systems and associated component functionalities.*Experience with enterprise architecture, application planning, and deployment.*Experience leading efforts to prepare life cycle documents, including Use Cases, Requirements System Design Alternatives, System Development Plans, Detailed Design Specifications, and Implementation Plans.*A solid understanding of operations. *Must have excellent written and oral communication skills. *Must have experience in dealing with all levels of executives.Preferred Certifications:Certification in one or more of these designations is preferred*Certification as an Agile Coach *Agile Certified Practitioner*Certified Scrum Master (CSM)*Certification as a Product Owner (ie CSPO) *SAFe Program Consultant 4 (SPC4) *Project Management Professional (PMP)(R)About TEKsystems:We're partners in transformation. We help clients activate ideas and solutions to take advantage of a new world of opportunity. We are a team of 80,000 strong, working with over 6,000 clients, including 80% of the Fortune 500, across North America, Europe and Asia. As an industry leader in Full-Stack Technology Services, Talent Services, and real-world application, we work with progressive leaders to drive change. That's the power of true partnership. TEKsystems is an Allegis Group company.The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regards to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.If you would like to request a reasonable accommodation, such as the modification or adjustment of the job application process or interviewing process due to a disability, please call 888 472-3411 or email accommodation@teksystems .com for other accommodation options.

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